| Ayurveda-literally "Science of Life"-is based on the | | | | the amount and type of exercise they should do. |
| twin principles of wholeness and balance. Oxygen | | | | Ayurveda covers a variety of techniques, from |
| is essential to the health and maintenance of skin | | | | detoxification, diet and herbal prescriptions, to |
| cells in the human body. With age, skin loses its | | | | yoga, meditation and massage therapy. All are |
| ability to retain and utilize Oxygen for normal | | | | personalised to suit the individual's dosha.A |
| metabolic processes, such as repair and | | | | favourite among celebrities, Ayurveda is a lifestyle |
| regeneration. A person's dosha determines the | | | | made up of treatments, diet and exercise. The |
| kind of lifestyle that is balancing and healthy for | | | | origin of Ayurveda, the ancient system of Indian |
| them, including the sorts of food they should eat | | | | medicine, is shrouded in Indian mythology and |
| and the amount and type of exercise they should | | | | history. 'Ayu' is a Sanskrit word that means age |
| do. | | | | and 'Veda', another Sanskrit word, means a |
| Ayurveda is an ancient lifestyle practice which | | | | treatise; Ayurveda is therefore a treatise on |
| aims to create harmony within the body. Practised | | | | longevity |
| widely in India, it works on the belief that all life | | | | Ayurveda-literally "Science of Life"-is based on the |
| forms have a "dosha" - a unique mix of energies | | | | twin principles of wholeness and balance. As a |
| known as "vata", "pitta" and "kapha", similar to the | | | | holistic healing tradition, Ayurveda recommends |
| Western idea of elements - water, fire, earth, and | | | | treating the "whole" person-body, mind, senses, |
| so on. A person's dosha determines the kind of | | | | emotions and spirit-instead of following the |
| lifestyle that is balancing and healthy for them, | | | | "one-cause-one-cure" principle and focusing on the |
| including the sorts of food they should eat and | | | | symptoms of the moment. |